Definition of gallop Gallop

/gæˈlʌp/ - [gatlup] - gal•lop

We found 20 definitions of gallop from 7 different sources.

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What does gallop mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: gallops

gallop - a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
  gait a person's manner of walking

Verb

gallops, gallopping, gallopped  

gallop - ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
  ride horseback ride on horseback
  horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
  equitation, horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
gallop - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
  extend
  sit, ride serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
  horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
  equitation, horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
gallop - go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"
  pace measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • gallop (Noun)
    The fastest gait of a horse.
  • gallop (Noun)
    A two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
  • gallop (Verb)
    To ride at a galloping pace.
  • gallop (Verb)
    To cause to gallop.
  • gallop (Verb)
    To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.
  • gallop (Verb)
    To run very fast.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gallop (v. i.)
    To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.
  • gallop (v. i.)
    To ride a horse at a gallop.
  • gallop (v. i.)
    Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
  • gallop (v. t.)
    To cause to gallop.
  • gallop (v. i.)
    A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • gallop
    To go at galloping speed.
  • gallop
    To ride at a galloping pace.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gallop
    gal′up, v.i. to move by leaps, as a horse: to ride a galloping horse: to move very fast.—v.t. to cause to gallop.—n. the pace at which a horse runs when the forefeet are lifted together and the hindfeet together: a ride at a gallop.—n. Gall′oper, one who, or that which, gallops.—part. and adj. Gall′oping, proceeding at a gallop: (fig.) advancing rapidly, as in the phrase, 'a galloping consumption.'—Canterbury gallop, a moderate gallop of a horse (see Canter). [O. Fr. galop, galoper; prob. Teut., related to leap. There is a Flemish and a Middle High Ger. walop (n.). The root is seen in Old Fries. walla, to boil; cf. Well (1).]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • gallop
    A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet together, in successive leaps or bounds. A word of command in the cavalry service.

Part of speech

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  • gallop, verb, present, 1st person singular of gallop (infinitive).
  • gallop, verb (infinitive).
  • gallop, noun, singular of gallops.

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